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lotted

lotted is the simple past and past participle of lot.

Meaning of lot

Verb

lot (third-person singular simple present lots, present participle lotting, simple past and past participle lotted)

  1. (dated, transitive) To allot; to sort; to apportion.
    • Sometimes the contractor would lot the work out to some sub-contractor, and he, after the men had worked for a month, would run away, and we should never see the colour of his money.1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861
  2. (US, dated, informal) To count or reckon (on or upon).

See all 18 meanings of lot

Adjective

lotted (comparative more lotted, superlative most lotted)

  1. Apportioned or decided by lot; allotted.

Forms of lotted

comparativemore lotted
superlativemost lotted

Origin of lotted

From lot + -ed.

Words formed from lotted

Questions about lotted

What does lotted mean?
Lotted means apportioned or decided by lot; allotted.
What is lotted the simple past and past participle of?
Lotted is the simple past and past participle of lot.
What part of speech is lotted?
Lotted is an adjective.

Words near lotted in the dictionary

  1. Lotspeichs
  2. Lott
  3. lotta
  4. Lottah
  5. lotte
  6. lotted
  7. lotter
  8. lotteries
  9. lotters
  10. lottery
  11. lottery ticket

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